Forest v. Commissioner of Social Security

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS ROCK ISLAND DIVISION ANDREW F., ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Case No. 4:19-cv-04194-SLD-JEH ) KILOLO KIJAKAZI,1 ) ) Defendant. ) ORDER Before the Court is Plaintiff Andrew F.’s motion for attorney’s fees, ECF No. 19. Andrew requests that the Court award him $6,444.00 in attorney’s fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d)(1), which provides that a court may award fees and expenses to a prevailing party in any civil action brought by or against the United States. For the following reasons, the motion is GRANTED IN PART. BACKGROUND…